REFORMED CHURCH. 



707 



from sales, $15,143.79. The value of stock 

 had increased $3,552.37. The amount of the 

 permanent fund was $16,156.84. 



The receipts of the Board of Foreign Mis- 

 sions, for the year ending April 30, 1872, were 

 $65,273.26. The following is the general sum- 

 mary of the missions under the care of the 

 Board : 



The Board of Missions had also, under the 

 direction of the Government of the United 

 States, the care, in Arizona Territory, of the 

 Gila River Indian Reservation agency, con- 

 taining about four thousand Pima and Mari- 

 cope Indians, the Colorado Reservation agency, 

 occupied by about eight hundred Mohaves, 

 and of the Apache Indians upon the Camp 

 Grant, Camp Apache, and Camp Verde Res- 

 ervations in Arizona, numbering about three 

 thousand souls, in all, about eight thousand 

 Indians. 



II. REFOEMED CHURCH IN" THE UNITED 

 STATES. The following is a summary of the 

 statistics of the Reformed Church in the United 

 States, for 1872: Synods, 4, viz., the Eastern, 

 Ohio, Northwestern, and Pittsburg Synods. 

 Classes, 34; ministers, 586; members, 130,- 

 299 ; unconfirmed members, 73,288 ; Sunday- 

 schools, 1,021 ; Sunday-school scholars, 58,- 

 538 ; amount of benevolent contributions, 

 $86,651.58. 



The following is an exhibit of the growth of 

 the ministry in this Church from 1820 to 1871 : 



invested with more than the usual interest 

 by reason of the action taken upon topics 

 on which material differences of opinion exist 

 within the Church. These differences concern 

 doctrines, and the order of worship, and have 

 led to a classification of parties within the 

 church as "High Church," or "Liturgical,'' 

 and "Low Church" parties. The majority 

 of the churches and members of the Eastern 

 Synod were classed as " High Church," while 

 those of the Western Synods are "Low 

 Church." 



A case prominently involving the points of 

 difference was presented in the appeal of Dr. 

 J. H. A. Bomberger, of Ursinus College, from 

 the decision of the Synod of the United States 

 (Eastern Synod), which had met at Martins- 

 burg, W. Ya., in October. It is known in the 

 minutes of the General Synod as the " Super 

 Appeal case." Ursinus College, at Freeland, 

 Pa., was established and is conducted by the 

 "Low Church," or non-liturgical party, and 

 is not under the control of any synod. Dr. 

 Bomberger, the president of this institution, 

 without seeking the sanction of any of the 

 Church assemblies, had caused to be inserted 

 in its annual circular an announcement that a 

 full theological course had been added to its 

 departments of instruction for the free use of 

 those who might wish to avail themselves of 

 it. For this, the Synod at Martinsburg had 

 passed the following resolutions of censure 

 against Dr. Bomberger : 



Resolved, That the conduct of the said member of 

 the Philadelphia Classis, in assuming the office of 

 teacher of theology, and in giving theological in- 

 struction independently of any proper ecclesiastical 

 supervision and direction, is contrary to the consti- 

 tution and government of the Eeformed Church, 

 and therefore disorderly. 



Resolved, That this Synod hereby enjoins upon the 

 aforesaid member of the Philadelphia Classis, forth- 

 with to desist from this disorder. 



Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed 

 to communicate an official copy of this action to the 

 Kev. Dr. Bomberger, and, in case he does not respect 

 this injunction, it shall be their duty, and they are 

 hereby directed, to institute such constitutional pro- 

 ceedings as shall be necessary to maintain the order 

 of the Church. 



The appeal was brought before the General 

 Synod by Prof. H. W. Super. The case was 

 carefully discussed, and decided in favor of 

 the appellant, by a vote of 100 to 78. A min- 

 ute was adopted, defining the points which 

 were decided, as follows : 



1. That the General Synod has decided that the con- 

 duct of the Rev. Dr. J/H. A. Bomberger, and those 

 associated with him, in Ursinus College, in giving 

 theological instruction at the request of the Board 

 of Directors, is not disorderly nor contrary to the 

 constitution of the Eeformed Church, although they 

 have not been invested with the office of Teacher of 

 Theology by, nor are conducting their theological 

 teaching under, the direction of the Eastern Synod. 



9, TVmf. t.Vifi ftATiftrnl Svnnrl has decided that the 



The fourth triennial meeting of the General 

 Synod was held at Cincinnati, Ohio, commen- 

 cing November 27th. The proceedings were Classis of Philadelphia. 



2. That the General Synod has decided tl 

 Synod of the Keformed Church in the United States 

 acted unconstitutionally in assuming original juris- 

 diction in the case of one of the ministers of the 



